urinant

Definitions

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adj. Oriented vertically, with the head to base and tail to chief, as if positioned for diving.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In heraldry, being in the attitude of diving or plunging: noting a dolphin or fish when represented with the head down.

Etymologies

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From Latin ūrīnāns, present active participle of ūrīnor ("I dive").

Examples

Fish, represented swimming in fesse, are “_naiant_”; if they are in pale, they are “_hauriant_,” No. 164; but if their heads are to the base, the term “_urinant_” is said to apply, but I cannot say I have so far come across an authenticated instance of the use of this word; if their bodies are bent, as the Dolphin is generally represented, they are